Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-12
LOCAL BREvITIES.
The river still marks ! feet 9 inches.

! The river still marks feet inches.
| Highland Park Railway will be completed
! in about three weeks.
A rainbow tea party will be given at the
Congregational Church parlors next Friday
| evening.
VIM. Mcbride, who was supposed to have
mysteriously disappeared, has turned up
all right.
The cash was counted in the State Treas
ury yesterday and found to be all there
1888, 420 IS.
Mrs. Mark Foster has received $1,000
from the order of Chosen Friends on the
life policy of her late husband.
A meeting of the Ladies' Central Com
mittee of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held at
the Association rooms this afternoon
There will be a meeting of citizens this
evening to consider matters pertaining to
the establishment of soldiers home in
this city.
The Governor yesterday appointed and
commissioned Joshua Van SAINT and H. Fl .
Cousins Harbor Commissioners for Hum
boldt county.
The Horatio Stebbins auxiliary of the
First Unitarian Church will hold fair
and give entertainments at Turner Hall on
OSCSIIDtI l-ln anu 1OtQ.
Noel H. Jacks, of San Francisco, will
addre IS young men at Young Mems Chris
tan Association Hall at $50 P. NJ. to-mor-
row. He is Native Son and an eloquent
speaker.
The Harlan case was adjourned at $50
A. NJ. yesterday until l p. NJ next Monday
on account of the serious illness of Mrs.
Edmund Clark at Capay valley, wife of one
of the jurors.
The banana, orange and lemon trees in
the railroad shop grounds, which are all
laden with fruit and only a few steps from
the passenger depot, attract the attention of
many Eastern people.
A man from San Bernardino went to the
Elite Theater, Thursday evening, and was
robbed of considerable sum of money.
He does not know how it happened, but
thinks be was drugged.
Governor Waterman yesterday appointed
and commissioned Solomon Runyon a
member of the State Board of Horticulture
from The fifth or Sacramento District, vice
b. b. Blowers, who failed to qualify.
Robert Harrison, formerly of this city. but
lately holding position in the anFrancisco
Custom house, is visiting his old home. 1t
will be remembered that it was through
the detective work of Mr.. Harrison that
the Tullis murder was traced to Troy Dye
and Anderson.
The average temperature yesterday was
$50; being 70 warmer than the normal for
that day. The highest and lowest temper
ature was $50 and 4So, with fresh southerly
winds and clear TO cloudy weather Rain
has been failing since last night in North
ern California as far south as Red Bluff.
Frank Ruhstaller, proprietor of the City
Brewery, yesterday sent to his brother-in-
law, brewer in Switzerland, a bale of hops
grown the past season on Merkley's hop
ranch, near this city. Hop-growers will be
interested in knowing what the Swiss
brewer thinks of the California production.
The two celebrated pictures by Nahl,
Saturday Night in the Mines and Gross
ing the Plains in 1S49." companion pic
lures, the property of J. o. Coleman, have
been hung up in the front stairway of the
State Capitol. In size they are nine by
twelve feet and are suggestive of pioneer
"reminiscences that ever attract attention.
A social reunion was held by the ladies
of the Congregational Society last evening
in their church parlors. There was large
attendance, and a very pleasant evening
was enjoyed. During the evening three
musical numbers were rendered, ss fol-
lows Piano duet Mardi Gras Quadrille,"
by Misses Lillis Goodhue and Sibyl Ben
nett; piano and flute duet, by Miss Retta
Colclough and Master Scott Southworth !;
piano duet II Trovatore," by Misses
Nina Badger and Belle Darlington. The
evening was closed with refreshments.